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Old 08-19-12, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by inkandsilver
Very interesting stuff. Thank you.

I'll take a B17 for $2.40

(or about $62 in current dollars).
Oh, I think $2.40 is a goodish bit more than $62 today. And that 1900 B17 would be worth a bit more than that as well.

It is pretty impressive, though, how much of that 1900 gear looks like something we would still use today, though probably a lot heavier.
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